FinTech Magazine - November 2021 | Page 22

FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
at night . On balance , it ’ s probably the white noise generator .
Q . WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO IN TERMS OF LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP ?

» I really look up to Sensibill ’ s Chair , Tom Shen . I could write a treatise with the lessons he ’ s imparted on me about how to become a better , and more effective leader and professional . Tom ’ s a financial services entrepreneur and pioneer , a real fintech legend , and he ’ s got this infectious energy for company building and developing high calibre collaborative leadership teams . His style balances integrity and humility , with decisive and precise execution . I learn something new every day from Tom , and I get better as a CEO every week for having been able to work with him .

Q . WHICH ACTIVITY ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER ?

» Getting away from here . Top of my list would be Italy , but I ’ ll settle for the Caribbean . Also , I ’ m just looking forward to sitting in a packed movie theatre , checking out the latest piece of IP designed to tap into my 80s nostalgia , and disconnecting with the world for a couple hours . I ’ d settle for that right now .

Q . IS THERE A PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT FROM THE PAST 12 MONTHS THAT YOU ’ RE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF ?

» In the past 12 months , we ’ ve welcomed our son to the world , which concludes our ( purposeful ) child-producing efforts . I also have a 3.5 year old daughter , so we have achieved the million-dollar family .

Q . WHAT INSPIRES YOU IN FINTECH TODAY ?

» I ’ m inspired by companies that make financial services more accessible through better education and more human messaging , fuelled by better , more actionable data . I think fancy modern UI + banking has reached critical mass , but we ’ re still in the early stages of truly personalising the financial experience to speak to the segment of one .

22 November 2021